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Snowcapped Sierra Nevada Mountains Nov. 13, 2022
ANR Adventures: Article

Bountiful opportunities within ANR

November 20, 2022
By Deanne Meyer
Last week sped by in the blink of an eye. Monday Greg Ira and I attended the 7th Annual Summit for California Climate Action Network (CalCan). ANR was well represented with Betsy Karle, Dan Macon, Toby O'Geen, Devii Rao, Leslie Roche, Lillian Thaoxaochay and Daniele Zaccaria.
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Figure 1. The herbicide, Loyant, was trialed on cattails in the Delta in 2022. We will continue these investigations next year.
UC Weed Science (weed control, management, ecology, and minutia): Article

2022 Delta Rice Recap

November 20, 2022
By Michelle M Leinfelder-Miles
In 2022, I estimate rice acreage in the Delta, south of the Yolo Bypass, was at least 8,000 acres. Most Delta rice is grown in San Joaquin County, but there is some acreage in Sacramento County.
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A syprhid fly and a Gulf Fritillary sharing a Mexican sunflower, Tithonia rotundifola. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bug Squad: Article

Friday Fly Day: A Syrphid Fly and a Butterfly

November 18, 2022
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
It's Friday Fly Day and time to post a syrphid fly with a butterfly. The occasion: a syrphid fly and the Gulf Fritillary (Agraulis vanillae) or passion butterfly are sharing a Mexican sunflower, Tithonia rotundifola, and neither seems bothered that the other is there.
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Hector installing a line
The Stanislaus Sprout: Article

Giving Tuesday is November 29, 2022

November 18, 2022
By Anne E Schellman
Giving Tuesday is November 29, 2022! Please join us in this opportunity to give to your local UCCE Stanislaus County Master Gardener Program. Your dollars are used locally to make our county a better place.
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ANR Employee News: Article

Winter curtailment dates set for 2022

November 18, 2022
By Pamela S Kan-Rice
Similar to previous years, UC ANR units including research and extension centers, UCCE county offices, the Second Street Building in Davis and Franklin Building in Oakland will be closed from Dec. 23, 2022, through Jan. 2, 2023, except for essential services. UC ANR offices will reopen on Jan.
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Vermicomposting- How To Worm Your Way Into Composting Heaven (care2.com)

Winter is coming - Red Wigglers need an extra blanket too

November 18, 2022
It's fall and time to get your worm compost bins in order. Thicker bedding protects the worms during cold weather as they move to the center of the bin to keep warm. It is sometimes hard to work a compost bin and rebuild it during winter. It's cold, or it's raining.
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2019-3 Staten Island Mt Diablo MLM
SJC and Delta Field Crops: Article

Delta Adapts: Adaptation Strategy Grower Survey

November 18, 2022
By Michelle M Leinfelder-Miles
In 2021, the Delta Stewardship Council, with input from a technical advisory committee, released the report Delta Adapts: Creating a Climate Resilient Future for the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta.
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UC Merced and UC Santa Cruz named AES campuses

November 18, 2022
By Pamela S Kan-Rice
Congratulations to our colleagues at UC Merced and UC Santa Cruz for joining the Agricultural Experiment Station. We welcome their collaboration. UC President Michael Drake announced during the UC Regents meeting Nov. 16 that UC will soon designate UC Santa Cruz and UC Merced as AES campuses.
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